After seven years, two children and a failed marriage, the 32-year-old subject of this week’s Naira Life returned to her parents’ home with just ₦500 to her name. How have things picked back up for her? 

This 32-year-old was able to afford rent for the first time after working for 18 years in 2021. He was going to build on that momentum, but a series of unlucky events resulted in a job loss that set him back. Now, he’s at level zero. But you see hope? He’s got plenty of it.

Today’s Man Like is Dalu, a 29-year-old finance guy. He talks about wanting to become a boxer, how going broke taught him to prioritise his family and how he has changed since he got married.

Maureen*, 22, and Chuka*, 27 have been dating for two years. In today’s #ZikokoLoveLife, they talk about meeting in the church, breaking up with other people to be together and planning a future together. Read and listen:

The subject of today’s Sex Life is a 25-year-old heterosexual woman who talks about being horny for the first time at 21, getting better at sex by having multiple partners, and how relocating to a new country made her celibate for 9 months.

Sex Life is an anonymous Zikoko weekly series that explores the pleasures, frustrations and excitement of sex in the lives of Nigerians. The subject of today’s Sex Life is a gay man who talks about experiencing hypersexuality while in secondary school, dealing with a lover who outed him to his mother and juggling his love for […]

If there is anything Nigerians understand, it is the sometimes weird, other times horrifying experiences that come with working in Nigeria. From delayed payments to extreme workloads. Lack of boundaries, poor remuneration, toxic and overly competitive workplace culture amongst other problems. These are the stories we often hear. But, surely, there have to be good […]

The subject of today’s “A Week in the Life” is an executive assistant at a startup. She tells us about how fast-paced her role gets, her coping mechanism and why she continues to show up every day. MONDAY: My day starts at 7:00 a.m., but I’m usually awake from 6:30 a.m. It takes me thirty […]

Everyone takes naps. Every adult loves naps. Naps are like vegetables. You hate them when you’re a kid, but you know they’re absolutely essential when you get older. Many naps are ordinary, but some naps are sent from God as a reward for good deed. Those ones will have you feeling like this 1. You […]

Zoom meetings give you the liberty to do anyhow. And yes, people actually do anyhow.